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wobble

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verb

wob·​ble ˈwä-bəl How to pronounce wobble (audio)
variants or less commonly
wobbled also wabbled; wobbling also wabbling ˈwä-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce wobble (audio)

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
2

transitive verb

: to cause to wobble
wobbler noun
or less commonly wabbler
wobbliness noun
or less commonly wabbliness
wobbly adjective
or less commonly wabbly

wobble

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noun

variants or less commonly wabble
1
a
: a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)
b
: an uncertainly directed movement
2
: an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)

Example Sentences

Verb The vase wobbled but didn't fall over. The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle. The table wobbles a little. They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Those who decide to see the film in 4DX will experience each movement onscreen as a motion in their seats, which shake and wobble to the rhythm of the action. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 As the stock market began to wobble, SoftBank changed its plans. Eliot Brown, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 For leverage, his colleague broke up an end table, only for the concrete to wobble back toward Jonah’s skull. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 The steel structure doesn't wobble, and the whole thing just looks so attractive on a desk. Wired, 11 July 2022 If the blades are not even, then the fan will wobble and rattle during use. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022 Most recently, some of SoftBank’s biggest bets in Vision Fund 2 have started to wobble. Iain Martin, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis. Kyle Smith, National Review, 21 May 2022 Tatum might have been at his best early in the third quarter, when the Celtics started to wobble the champs. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
Noun
Despite a late wobble, Aston Villa beat Everton 2-1 for its first win of the season and left its opponent without a point. Steve Douglas, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022 BitBoy’s rise — and even his recent Celsius wobble — highlights how low the threshold can be for gaining power amid the morass of gamified finance. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Some have suggested a correlation with the Chandler wobble, McCarthy said. Megan Marples, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Bunny Hopkins' wobble board comes in different colors, from natural wood to linen white to a multi-color rainbow. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022 All the keys on the Q2 are anchored with screw-in stabilizers that result in a wobble-free typing experience. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Hedge funds are shorting shares of Tether USDT 0.0%, a stablecoin that is not so stable and beginning to wobble. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Researchers say that the star experiences a wobble every 501 seconds. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 16 June 2022 CloZee herrer balances psychedelic wobble and uplifting spaciousness for a bass track that hits without hitting you over the head. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably from Low German wabbeln; akin to Old English wǣfre restless — more at waver

First Known Use

Verb

1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wobble was in 1657

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